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Test Descriptions
Composite Triple Beat Test Description
More about the
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Screen
The
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screen is intended to explain how the result is calculated and to assist
you in making sure this result reflects the actual beat level on the signal being measured. To assist
you in adjusting the input level, the
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screen has several messages instructing you to
raise or lower the input level and try the test again. In addition, when conditions warrant it, other
message prompts suggesting preselection or other actions can appear on this screen. These messages
only occur when the analyzer signal-near-noise correction is correcting more than 3 The messages
are as follows:
Raise Input Levelxto y
This message appears when there is a need to raise the cable noise level and more input power
can be tolerated without overload.
Input Levelxtoy
This message may appear as an alternative to raising the input level. It appears when it may be
possible to reduce the input power a small amount but just enough to cause the analyzer to switch
its internal 10 attenuator down by 1 step. This has the effect of raising the input level by
10 less the number of the input level was reduced by. Try this when raising the level is
inconvenient or impossible for some reason. Alternatively, when this message appears it signals that
it may be possible to not change the level at all, but to
the test and reduce the attenuator
manually using the keys on the 2nd C/N menu.
Preselect Input Signal:
This message appears when there is no longer any headroom to raise the level before overload
occurs, but there is still need to raise the cable noise level and there is significant channel loading
present.
The messages above are the analyzer best guess as to what to do given the conditions it can
determine. They are not foolproof and are intended to be taken as suggestions only, not concrete rules
for what to do.
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